THE STUDY OF ANTHROPOMETRY AND SOMATOTYPE AMONG SCHOOL CHILDREN IN ZARIA, NIGERIA.

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dc.contributor.authorABDULAZEEZ, OYEWALE,
dc.contributor.authorABDULWAHEED
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-13T08:30:27Z
dc.date.available2014-03-13T08:30:27Z
dc.date.issued2009-02
dc.descriptionDEPARTMENT OF HUMAN ANATOMY, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIA.en_US
dc.description.abstractABSTRACT Human populations consist of individuals who differ widely in body shape and size. Anthropometry has been employed by anthropologist and public health professionals for defining the normal growth and health status of populations. The development of anthropometry added new dimensions to the study of morphology and full appreciation of the utility of anthropometry requires an understanding of the human body composition. The somatotype and its physiological correlates represent a first descriptive step in recognizing genetic pleiotropism and polygenic interaction. This study attempted to compare the anthropometry and somatotype in Nigerian children of different age, sex and ethnic groups. The study sample comprised of 1,235 apparent healthy children within the ages of 9 – 18 years (male, n = 626 and female, n = 609). Anthropometric measurements considered includes body weight, stretch stature (height), biepicondylar breadth of humerus and femur, upper arm and calf circumferences, triceps; subscapular; supraspinale; and medial calf skinfold thicknesses. The results obtained show higher mean values in male than female in most of the parameters measured except the skinfold thickness which shows higher mean values for female. It also revealed that females have larger values for weight and height at pubertal stage of development than males. - 7 - Thereafter, the males then overtook the females in values for the respective anthropometric variables and maintain this lead up to adolescent. The BMI are higher in female (at pubertal and adolescence stage), this is so because there may be an increase in the weight of females due to hormonal influence during puberty. The results also shows among others the developmental stages that there is increase in the parameters as age increases and all are statistically significant. The differences in variables investigated among various ethnic groups were noted in the Yoruba and Ibo group which had relatively higher values, compared to Hausa. The somatotype of Nigerian children shows more value towards ectomorphy. All the ethnic groups have ectomorphic type of body physique with less mesomorphic. The anthropometric somatotypes of the Nigerian ethnic groups and socioeconomic factors of parental educational level show ectomorphic component being dominant in all age groups and sex, with few changes from ectomorphic to mesomorphic component.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3866
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectSTUDY,en_US
dc.subjectANTHROPOMETRY,en_US
dc.subjectSOMATOTYPEen_US
dc.subjectSCHOOL,en_US
dc.subjectCHILDREN,en_US
dc.subjectZARIA,en_US
dc.subjectNIGERIA.en_US
dc.titleTHE STUDY OF ANTHROPOMETRY AND SOMATOTYPE AMONG SCHOOL CHILDREN IN ZARIA, NIGERIA.en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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